Giving birth to a child is the loveliest moment for every woman. There is no greater joy in life than having a baby in your hands for the first time. After giving birth, you can see many stretch marks in your belly and you need to treat it properly Stretch marks are created on the…

Many people have been recently talking about Jimmy Kimmel’s recent monologue where he shared that his newborn son was born with a congenital heart defect and underwent surgery in his first few days of life. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it, its a very touching video showing the emotions of a…

I have had enough. Today I am choosing to forgive myself. I’ve built quite the “bad mom” rap sheet these past couple of days. I’ve been in a cycle of 3rd trimester pregnancy horomones, sleep deprivation, and burnout. I’ve yelled, been short and snippy, ignored and isolated, and made some over the top disciplinary decisions…

Bits of Apple Bits of apple, sticky and sweet, are scattered across the coffee table. I will wipe the table, again, even though I just wiped it five minutes ago. … No, I will wait. These are messes of motherhood that have been a strong thorn in my side not only because of the added…

One of the most important tenets of self-care for me is that self-care is a prevention tool. This means that engaging in self-care practices can prevent stress, becoming overwhelmed, having emotional breakdowns, coming into negative head space, or disillusionment. The most important thing however, is that self-care is used in a way to prevent first,…

September brings about this freshness and renewal for personal growth. With children returning to school we are reminded of the goals we want to achieve and start organizing ourselves to strive towards them. This can be a great thing… unless you have a tendency towards perfection. If you’re anything like me writing down lists and…

I was in a dark place this last week. It was dark outside. It was dark inside my mind. I was not me. I allowed myself to stay in this dark place for quite awhile. I allowed the sleep deprivation to keep me under water. Instead of fighting to thrive I just decided to survive….

First off let me start off by apologizing because I made a mistake. I took a hiatus, I didn’t post about it, I just kind of stopped writing here. I can give you all the reasons that this happened but it doesn’t matter what the reasons were, I just should have communicated that I wouldn’t…

(I apologize for my absence lately! Between heading back to the US for a visit with family and getting Mentoring 4 Moms started things have been busy!) This week my husband and I got some disappointing news. It wasn’t anything very serious but I was pretty upset initially. I didn’t want to be around anyone…

In the movement of encouraging moms to realize that they are enough and they do enough I believe myself to be an advocate. I’m tired of all the competition and the pettiness among moms. Whether you stay at home or work you’re accomplishing something. Whether or not you decide to join the PTA doesn’t indicate…